A man who murdered four people in their home in an upscale neighbourhood of Washington DC has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.<\/p>\n
Daron Wint’s “conduct was heinous, atrocious and cruel,” said Judge Juliet McKenna during his sentencing hearing.<\/p>\n
The victims – three members of the Savopoulos family and their housekeeper – were held hostage, beaten with bats, stabbed, and then set on fire.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors say the 2015 murders were motivated by greed and vengeance.<\/p>\n
Judge McKenna on Friday called it “the most heinous crime anyone has ever committed in this city”.<\/p>\n
The bodies of Sav\u00ad\u00advas Savopoulos, 46, Amy Savopoulos, 47; their son, Philip, 10; and Vera Figueroa, 57, were all discovered by firefighters responding a blaze at the home nearly four years ago.<\/p>\n
Wint, 37, blamed his brother for the crime during his trial. He is the only person who has been charged and was found guilty last October.<\/p>\n
Investigators discovered his DNA on a pizza crust that was ordered to the home on the night that he held the family hostage demanding a cash ransom.<\/p>\n
His DNA was also found on a knife and in a bed inside the home.<\/p>\n
According to prosecutors, Wint worked for Mr Savopoulos’ business, American Iron Works, but lost his job nearly a decade ago.<\/p>\n
Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"